So I'm thinking of getting an Apple 30" LCD

Post by **HateFactor** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:50 am

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/W ... leDisplays

These things are so friggin' ridiculously huge. :icon28: I stopped by an Apple store the other day and happened to see one of these behemoths in action and....well I wanna get one; not just for gaming purposes, but mostly graphical (Lightwave, Maya) and video/sound editing (Premiere, ProTools) actually. The retail price of $2500 is well, rather steep, but I think it may be worth it. Or not.

I'm somewhat afraid of my card (PNY Verto 6800GT) not being compatible with it, as apparently is requires a Double-Link DVI. My card has 2 DVI ports, but nobody knows for certain if they're Double-Link or not (even the manufacturer is confused); I've read stories of PNY's 6600's (!) working with the 30" inch, but not the 6800's. Oddness.

I don't know if I should maybe wait for a price drop or try to get it now (and put myself in debt). Thoughts, suggestions?

Post by **plained** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:57 am

if you want to go for it sure why not if its your thing

kinda newish tho

Post by **SoM** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:59 am

if u seen it at the store, why have you not asked on what GFX card/s was it running on ?

my guess is u forgot, its like ur first time looking at big boobies and ur head goes blank, well one head anyways

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:01 am

if you use it double duty for movie watching i could see some justification for that price.

Post by **X-R-Cist** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:03 am

pfft, 30in lcd... buy a 42in LCD tv and you have yourself a TV and a monitor...works great for me, plus with something that size you wouldnt be able to sit behind your conventional computer desk...

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:04 am

pssst. be forewarned of backlighting (for movie purposes anyway)

Post by **duffman91** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:15 am

I have the 20" model. They're fantastic!

Post by **HateFactor** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:27 am

SoM wrote:if u seen it at the store, why have you not asked on what GFX card/s was it running on ?

my guess is u forgot, its like ur first time looking at big boobies and ur head goes blank, well one head anyways

But seriously, it actually ran on an Apple GeForce 6800 Ultra, which is just about the same card I have except for Dual-Link DVI capability (or so it seems).

X-R-Cist wrote:pfft, 30in lcd... buy a 42in LCD tv and you have yourself a TV and a monitor...works great for me, plus with something that size you wouldnt be able to sit behind your conventional computer desk...

I've read a great many bad reviews on these. Also, I heard the resolution on these is ass? Give me your thoughts. :icon27:

Post by **Geebs** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:36 am

If you don't actually own a mac, you run in to problems because most of the screen adjustment is done via the system control panels, not knobs on the monitor. You'd probably be able to find the same actual LCD in another monitor for less moolah.

Post by **Canis** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:03 am

I really want a 30"....badly....but I cannot justify $2499 for a monitor right now.

Post by **SoM** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:23 am

Canis wrote:I really want a 30"....badly....but I cannot justify $2499 for a monitor right now.

Post by **SoM** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:24 am

HateFactor wrote:
SoM wrote:if u seen it at the store, why have you not asked on what GFX card/s was it running on ?

my guess is u forgot, its like ur first time looking at big boobies and ur head goes blank, well one head anyways

But seriously, it actually ran on an Apple GeForce 6800 Ultra, which is just about the same card I have except for Dual-Link DVI capability (or so it seems).

X-R-Cist wrote:pfft, 30in lcd... buy a 42in LCD tv and you have yourself a TV and a monitor...works great for me, plus with something that size you wouldnt be able to sit behind your conventional computer desk...
I've read a great many bad reviews on these. Also, I heard the resolution on these is ass? Give me your thoughts. :icon27:

apple doesnt make GFX cards, so it was running on nvidia

just get a few sluts and have a party

Post by **mjrpes** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:40 am

I'll wait until Dell comes out with it... combined with a 30% off + $75 immediate discount

Post by **Canis** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:23 am

SoM you sick fuck...

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:29 am

riddla wrote:For $2500 I'd buy a badass projector, move all the furniture off of one wall, turn off the lights and go to town

that buys a decent projector, not an awesome one, but, i'm with ya there. projection all the way.

Post by **SoM** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:30 am

i'm not the one who wants a 30"

Post by **Dave** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:51 am

the 30" is down to 2299 academically priced, but of course there's the question of your card being DDL, which would cancel that part out

Post by **Canis** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:00 am

I have the Geforce 6800 Ultra DDL, and can support two 30" displays...so there! Hah!

Post by **Dave** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:07 am

I'd want 2 24" displays, but that would fuck up my symmetry for movie watching unless i mounted them vertically rather than horizontally

Post by **Canis** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:10 am

...or just watch movies on one display.

Post by **Dave** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:25 am

That's the symmetry thing... they have to be vertically mounted otherwise my display wont be exactly in the middle of my speakers

Post by **Canis** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:24 am

ah! I was thinking about splitting the video and all that...heh. Well, they're VESA compliant, so mount'em!

Post by **HateFactor** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:57 am

SoM wrote:apple doesnt make GFX cards, so it was running on nvidia

Yes, of course. What I meant to say that's an Apple-only (or rather Mac-only) card. :icon26:

riddla wrote:For $2500 I'd buy a badass projector, move all the furniture off of one wall, turn off the lights and go to town

True, but that wouldn't be really useful in terms of graphic-design; calibration is key.

Playing Q4/pr0n on my wall would rock, though. :icon14:

Post by **Geebs** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:24 am

HateFactor wrote:True, but that wouldn't be really useful in terms of graphic-design; calibration is key.

Playing Q4/pr0n on my wall would rock, though. :icon14:

Which, as I pointed out, doesn't work properly if you're using an Apple monitor with a PC as colorsync isn't available.

Post by **Iccy (temp)** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 4:55 pm

1 word.

Overpriced.